Cabinet and sanitary kit combination



Oct. 5, 1965 o. M. THOMAS 3,210,

CABINET AND SANITARY KIT COMBINATION Filed Dec. 6, 1963 INVENTOR. 05/5 M. THaMAs United States Patent 3,210,141 CABINET AND SANITARY KIT COMBINATION Osie M. Thomas, Rte. 2, Box 3393, Roseville, Calif. Filed Dec. 6, 1963, Ser. No. 328,669 1 Claim. (Cl. 312-209) The present invention relates to a new structural sanitary enclosure and kit appurtenances therein which is adapted for convenience and use in hospitals, homes, apartments and the like.

This invention relates, in particular, to a neat and attractive cabinet enclosure which may be mounted on a wall, partition or other appropriate place for convenience and use, such as, in a bathroom, medical dispensary and the like.

In the past the mounting of hygiene kits for irrigation or dispensing of liquid contents therefrom for use in making hair shampoos, enemas and other hygiene purposes was an unsightly and clumsy affair for use, storage and general appearance, as such kits were usualy suspended from a nail, hook or other fastening means on a wall. After use the kit had to be removed, cleaned and stored in a drawer or other suitable place.

This invention solves the above problems by providing an attractive, economical and efficient means of storing such sanitary kits in such manner that they are always available for instant use when desired.

A primary object of this invention is to provide an attractive and etficient means of storing a sanitary kit in a cabinet enclosure in such a manner that the kit is kept free from dust or contamination and may be kept precharged with soap, water, shampoo or other appropriate fluid for convenience and future use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an en closure means which may attractively store such sanitary kits to harmonize in size, shape and decor to that of a bathroom conventional wall cabinet and the like.

With these and other objects in view, the invention includes certain novel features hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is an open perspective view of a combination cabinet type door enclosure having a representative type of sanitary kit installed therein;

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cabinet, kit tank and partial hose means of the invention taken on lines 2-2 of FIGURE 1 in the direction of the arrows;

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cabinet and tank enclosure therein taken on lines 3-3 of FIGURE 1 in the direction of the arrows; and

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view of the invention showing the back portion of the enclosure in association with a partial broken away fluid kit tank therein taken on lines 4-4 of FIGURE 1 in the direction of the arrows.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, FIGURES 1, 2, 3, and 4, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts, reference numeral will generally represent the cabinet enclosure comprising door means 11 secured by a continuous vertical hinge means 12 to a side of the cabinet enclosure. The hinge 12 may desirably be formed from the edge of the door and the edge of the adjacent side wall, by circularly bending portions of each edge at alternate heights and threading a hinge pin alternately through the bent door edge and the bent side wall edge of the cabinet enclosure.

The door is adapted to be fastened by catch fastener means 14 to keeper means 15, the latter being on the exterior of a side wall of the cabinet. The cabinet enclosure 10 comprises in general a six-faced enclosure including an oblong top wall 10a, side wall means 17, 18, bottom wall means 19, back wall means 16, and a hinged front Patented Oct. 5, 1965 door means 11. Contiguous edges of all walls, except the door, are secured together in a suitable manner. The back wall contains a plurality of recess means 21 such as bayonet slots adapted to receive screw means 22 for attachment to a wall or other suitable structure 23 as best shown in FIGURES 2 and 4.

The bottom wall means 19 contains a recess or opening means 20, for convenience in support of a liquid container 26, and for use of a hose means 35 as will be later explained. The recess opens towards the door, is approximately square, and stops short of the back wall. A liquid container 26 extends part way across the recess, thus providing a space to upwardly return the hose means 35 (as shown in dashed lines in FIG. 1). The exact dimensions of the recess as shown in the drawings are not critical, but they should be sufficient to carry out the above functions.

The door means 11 carries a plurality of snap-in clips 24 for securing such articles as hose, nozzle and so forth. The clips may be attached to the door by rivet means 25 or other suitable means as shown in FIGURE 1.

A liquid container 26, of a desired sanitary kit, has an open top means 27 which may be closed by a lid means (not shown) if desired, and is comprised of side portions 28, front portion 29, back portion 30 and sloping bottom means 31. Walls 28 and 30 of the container are placed close to walls 17, 16 of the cabinet. Bottom means 31 contains an aperture 32 at its lowest portion which is adapted by coupling means 33 to receive a hose connection 34 and hose means 35 connected thereto for dispensing fluid means 36 therefrom as desired. The distal end of hose means 35 terminates in a nipple or spray diffuser means 37, as desired, for adaptation to various uses and functions of the invention.

In use, liquid container means 26 is properly filled with a desired fluid 36, and hose means 35 and nozzle means 37 is removed from container means 26 through opening 20 of bottom means 19 of enclosure 10, of FIGURE 1, allowing fluid 36 to flow by gravity through nozzle means 37 to a desired application.

After use, hose means 35 and nozzle means 37 may be returned through opening 20 of bottom means 19 of enclosure 10 and placed in position in tank means 29 as shown in FIGURE 1. Door means 11 may be securely closed, transforming enclosure 10 into the appearance of a neat wall mounted cabinet which is sanitary, and reduces the contamination of fluid 36 in container 28.

The kit is comprised of open container means 26, coupling means 33, hose connection means 34, hose means 35 and nipple or nozzle means 37.

The cabinet enclosure means 10 and kit means may be fabricated of suitable impervious materials, as desired, for example, rubber, stainless steel, enameled metal, plastic and the like.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved combination enclosure and sanitary kit means therein which accomplishes all of the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept and as many modifications may be made of this invention, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

I claim: A cabinet and sanitary kit combination of the class described,

(1) comprising a six-faced wall-type cabinet enclosure of oblong shape as viewed from the front, side, top and bottom,

(2) the back face of the enclosure being provided with tance the nearer side face of the tank overlies the bayonet slots, which slots are cooperable with wallend wall of the recess, held screw means having enlarged heads, to support- (6) the bottom of the tank being sloped downwardly ably secure said enclosure to a wall or the like, and away from the substantially contacting tank and (3) the front of the enclosure being closable by a 5 enclosure sidewalls,

hinged door including a continuous vertical hinge (7) an aperture in the tank bottom adjacent its lowest consisting of a circularly bent vertical edge of the door, a circularly bent vertical edge of the contiguous vertical edge of a first side wall, and a hinge pin threaded alternately through a door edge bent portion and a side wall edge bent portion, the door also including on an opposite vertical edge a catch fastener cooperable with a keeper means, the keeper being on the exterior of a second side wall of the cabinet,

(4) an open top tank received within said cabinet enclosure and resting by gravity upon the floor of said enclosure, the over-all thickness of the tank being such that it is snugly received between the inner side of the back face and the inner side of the door of the enclosure, the height of the tank being approximately two-thirds the height of the enclosure, and the width of the tank being approximately two-thirds the width of the enclosure, one side of said tank and one (8) the said liquid retention being maintainable when the nozzle is returned upward through an open portion of said bottom recess, over the rim at the open top of the tank and then downwardly within the liquid in the tank until the downward force on the nozzle end of the hose counterbalances the downward force on the other end of the hose.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS side of said enclosure being in substantial contacting 2 relation hip, the space between the top of the tank 1039877 10/12 312 209 X and the underside of the top of the enclosure being 2"156131 4/30 stetzer. "1, free of any Obstacles 2,545,089 3/51 Ladewig J12-209 (5) th bottom of the enclosure being recessed from 2554362 5/51 Ferguson 206-47 X adjacent the bottom edge facing the door towards 0 2880864 4/59 Russo 312 209 X the parallel bottom edge contiguous to the back wall and for a distance paralleling said last mentioned bottom edge equal to approximately twice the dis- FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner. CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Examiner. 

